to understand why newbies feel unwelcome when there's a certain group of people on here that think mumsnet is all about them?

[truthful]

I really do understand why there is a 'flouncers corner' on this site and I understand why people feel the need to go to it!
Six months ago I joined this site and on my first ever thread there was about 10 people who all clearly knew eachother and started their own conversation and completely ignored me! I felt really unwelcome but just thought it was a one off. Ever since then I've begun to realise that its like school on here and theres the 'popular' group who seem to think that everyone should know who they are and so they just hijack everyone elses thread and talk amongst themselves ignoring other people in the process! I was even in a thread yesterday and there was a discussion and one of the popular ones said something along the lines of ' oh its jack, havent seen you for a while, hows your dad?'
To me that was rude and if you know eachother that well then shouldn't you be emailing or private messaging instead of being so rude? I can honestly say I have said something regarding to what the OP was asking and been completely ignored by what send like the usual lot talking about scones or something
Another thing which I hate is all the private jokes flying around which is between the usual lot and no one else. Fanjo??? Grow up!
The only time people seem to get noticed is when they have changed their name to something like one of the popular peoples names! Remember the whole 'whos impersonating sue's thing yesterday??? seems like thats all people cared about as yiu are sooo popular so

Aw thanks

I did do a baby.

Awww look at the baby. She's so cute

You did.

Lovely Baby Shirley.

Can we all be her atheist-mums?

Oh sorry, some might want to be god or agnostic -

My dc have ag-parents.

Awwww.....lovely sleepy baby.

Oh dear...we have started cooing over tiny tethers...we are ignoring the OP now.

Hully what have you put the picture on? Your fridge?

^ That is fucking funny

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ooooh, tiny liityle baby! :)
aaaawwwwwwww

That is one gorgeous baby right there :)

pinot i tried for a link I really tried but should have know better than to google 'nude pants'

MrsD

I am not looking at pictures of babies. When I do, I get broody, and usually invest in a fluffy baby.

I am not allowed to anymore. We have 'enough' fluffy babies apparently.

I am sure the non-fluffy baby is adorable.

You can see my latest fluffy baby on my profile, with my eldest fluffy baby.

OP... Just post what you want. Read threads that interest you and post on them. This board attracts a huge number of different personalities; some are funny, some just think they are, some are quite serious, some can't post without reference to another poster, some are boastful, some are liars, some are just mad and some are just well... normal. All grist to a chatboard mill.

Not everybody is in a 'group' or wants to be but I'd say that people here are generally friendly. Some of the posters here are really witty and I really die laughing at their posts. You don't need to post for hours or 'clock in' either, just find something you want to talk about and talk. :)

That'd be my ovaries

Gosh she's just lovely tethers. Well done to your uterus.

Aww, Pinot.

The fluffies turned 1 ?! Weow ! Many more happies !

See what a good Mummy you are, to fluffy and non-fluffies ?

Don't cry. Just get find more kittens in the garden....

Well now I did 'happen' to tell DH about the mad woman round the corner who has 6 cats.

Just testing the waters, like. Dipping my toe in.

No kittens, no puppy, no baybeeee here...

Oooh, how terribly convienient.

You can tell him that I have 3, if you like. If it would help. As well as the 2 dogs, 1 cockatiel and 1 hamster.

If you went and got found another one, and it really, really, really needed a loving home, he's not going to turn it out is he ?

Many congratulations tethers-I think Shirley is a gorgeous name and not overdone at the moment. Does she have a MN to go with it? That is a middle name not a mumsnet membership :-)

Oooooohhh babbbbyyyylicious! That's a lovely picture. Well done Tethers.

(Middleton, Pinot - sorry!)

Poor Katie.

Only solution is to get 1 of each. ASAP.

tethers, damn you woman. Damn you to hell!!

I have been flung back into the evil throws of broodiness.

Just, damn you.

(absolutely beautiful. Your womb has done you proud)

MrsD As soon as allergic DS is out the house, the pets move in. And he owes me at least one grandchild to make up for the pet-free years.

No more baybees here as am old husk-like gimmer with vasectomied DH.